Lin Miao is not aware of the abstract matters at the temporary camp over there, his focus remains on the NCPD squad in front of him. Nearly a hundred police officers chose to pick up fire extinguishers and participate in the fire extinguishing, which surprised him greatly. Lin Miao is now more eager to know how the other side plans to explain this to their superiors.
"So, how’s it going, Sheriff? Have you figured out how to handle it?"
Stephen in the car has a headache as big as a bucket. He truly did not expect that the cheerleaders he brought along would actually listen to the other side’s words and pick up the hoses to rush into the fire scene. But what makes it even trickier is that the guy on the other side looks like a tough nut, forcing him into a corner.
Not only did they hand over fire extinguishing tools, but they even cleared a route, making him lose face thoroughly.
The sheriff at the moment, sweating profusely, has to report to his superior, NCPD Chief Colridge, and then Colridge reports layer by layer upwards, until it reaches the mayor’s ear.
"Yes... yes... that’s right... Channel 54 over there is still broadcasting...."
It’s as if he received some unbelievable answer, the sheriff in the car widened his eyes, swallowed constantly, and his gaze glanced over at Lin Miao, who was also waiting in the car opposite.
He wiped more and more sweat off his forehead and replied incoherently
"I... I understand...."
After getting out of the car, his legs were weak, and to avoid falling halfway, he had to hold onto the car door to calm down a bit, while his mind was cursing his superior for handing him such a hot potato.
Meanwhile, players on the opposite side had grown impatient waiting.
They kept politely inquiring about the family tree of the shielded NCPD squad
"Are we going to fight or not, say it straight, I’ll mess your horse up!"
"Not entering, not retreating, are you acting like a dog? I’m due early at eight!"
"I’ll pull your ***** out and hang it ******, coming online at noon just to waste time here with you? Why not check your spawn point with all this free time? Or is it because of you $L that you can’t go back?" Updates are released by NoveI-Fire.ɴet
The words from their mouths grew increasingly filthy, making Night City residents, accustomed to ’baka yarou’ and ’FUCK’, ’shit’, extremely uncomfortable
But players didn’t come equipped to show off, they were here to fight, and the unwillingness of the NCPD to engage made them annoyed.
This group of fierce individuals in front is on a crazier level than the Vortex Gang, the sheriff could only muster his courage and say
"Mr. Lin, someone has reported to the NCPD that mercenaries were present at the origin of the fire and there is fairly reliable evidence proving that those mercenaries engaged in conflict with the Vortex Gang at that time, using prohibited weapons, which caused the Watson District fire."
"I know you meant well by summoning mercenaries to Watson District to extinguish this fire, but now you’d best come with me to the NCPD to assist in the investigation, regarding the fire.... there will be someone to handle it."
Lin Miao was somewhat surprised by the opponent’s conciliatory attitude, but surely this guy doesn’t think that the NCPD without Anti-Terrorism Squad support can confront players head-on, right?
Moreover, these words sound like he’s trying to separate himself from the player group?
As for the truth, does Lin Miao really need this sheriff to blabber here?
However, Lin Miao soon found out the reason, because from afar, the team maintaining the Huang Ban seafront split a unit out rushing towards the fire prevention line.
The commotion was so loud even at the distant confrontation point, one or two kilometers away, they could see the approaching drone swarm.
Oh wow, is this real.
"The following tasks will be taken over entirely by the Special Action Department."
In the projection, the black-haired short-cut woman looked down at Valerie and all the anti-intelligence department staff
"As for you, better pack up for now. The company’s decision on your handling will come down very soon."
Albertson wanted to laugh, originally pondering how to deal with the anti-intelligence department and Jenkins, but the other side unexpectedly stirred up such a big mess, repeatedly failing which disgraced the entire department.
She hadn’t acted yet, and the other side had collapsed. Such a surprise came just too unexpectedly.
Speaking of which, Albertson thought she should thank the agent, who was considered Jenkins’s trusted aide, standing in front of her. If not for her incompetence, things wouldn’t have gone this smoothly.
Valerie took a deep breath to calm herself down. Even when facing her superior’s superior, she didn’t want to bow her head.
"Got it, but I advise you not to use direct confrontation methods to attack those mercenaries."
Although the anti-intelligence department agent’s blunder was quite a troublesome matter, theoretically speaking, their plan should have been fine.
Valerie still couldn’t understand why the well-disguised agents were so easily discovered, nor did she expect the other side to capture the team preparing to assault the camp so precisely.
From the lessons of her own failure, Valerie kindly reminded Albertson
"If you think of them as a bunch of common mercenaries to deal with, you’ll suffer greatly."
Albertson glanced at the woman daring to give herself advice, not saying another word, she promptly disconnected the communication with the anti-intelligence department.
Then she turned and asked the analyst from the intelligence department
"What are the analysis results?"
The bald man with glasses cautiously said
"According to AI’s review of recent Night City surveillance, establishing new algorithm analysis of the mercenary group, the results show that their combat power isn’t particularly strong, but their fearless and frenzied fighting will make them incredibly difficult to deal with. Though they often employ tactics beyond common understanding, most of the time they end up putting themselves in more perilous situations."